We were surprised to see the Japanese warship in Southampton docks whilst moving the boats into the Southampton International Boatshow. She visited for four days at the city’s port. JS Shimakaze, a guided missile destroyer converted into a training vessel, arrived in Southampton last Thursday. The grey-framed ship, first commissioned in 1988, sailed up Southampton Water and docked near the QEII Cruise Terminal. It was quite a sight and a very long way from home – some 12,783 nm from home!!!
